Bachelorette recap: Who did JoJo pick and what surprised us

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Bachelorette recap: Who did JoJo pick and what surprised us

Happy finale, friends! This week’s episode opens with the crucial “meet the parents" moment. The Bachelorette must have a big budget this season because they flew JoJo’s whole family to Thailand. Party time – at least if JoJo’s mom has anything to say about it. (Remember this champagne chug from last season?)

Jordan is up first. Technically, he should be parent crack. Even JoJo's dad looks like he wants to run his fingers through Jordan's hair. But JoJo’s mom Soraya isn’t really buying his schtick. (Maybe she didn't like the hat he gave her in his awkward icebreaker game.) Jordan, she thinks, is too much like JoJo. And while the whole prom king and queen thing is cool in school, it may not work IRL. “Who doesn’t like Jordan? That’s the problem,” says sage Soraya. Another problem: Jordan chokes and doesn’t ask pops for permission to marry JoJo. SMH, Jordan.

Robbie’s turn! Interestingly enough, Robby’s parents and brothers are super smitten with the Floridian swimmer. And he asks both JoJo’s dad and mom if he can propose. Nice move, Robby! Stoic dad Joe even tears up. “Robbie is more husband material for you,” says Soraya.

Personally, we're amazed he even made it this far. Here's what else surprised us on this week’s episode.

That JoJo manages to cry so much and doesn’t ruin her eye makeup at all. TELL US YOUR SECRETS.

That her real name is Joelle.

The whole kissing underwater thing on her beach date with Robby. We would probably swallow a gallon of water, but they look like effortless mermaids. (Side note: Robby’s dream night sounds kinda fun: movie, meatloaf and wine.)

Robby actually had photos printed of his dates with JoJo. We haven’t done this since 2003 when we used to pay $3 extra for super-fast processing from Costco and then realized that half the photos didn’t turn out. He also has some astonishingly neat handwriting. (See his romantic pre-proposal note.)

And what didn’t surprise us? That Robby got the axe. Sadly, JoJo let him talk and talk and talk before pulling the hammer down and breaking his heart into a million little pieces. At the sunset ceremony, the dude seems like he’s in shock or maybe he has sunstroke because it looks so sweaty there.

Dry your tears JoJo because Jordan is here. After pulling through in the eleventh hour – he called to ask JoJo’s parents for her hand – he's ready to pop the question. Proposal synopsis: they say I love you 400 times and get engaged. Happily ever after, you two!

Frank + Oak and the NBA team up on Raptors merch

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Frank + Oak and the NBA team up on Raptors merch

Canadian fashion label Frank + Oak is always up to something, and tomorrow the Montreal-based brand will drop a 9-piece Raptors collection in collaboration with the NBA. The pieces that make up the line are directional, minimal and best of all—unisex. The pieces include a crisp Oxford shirt patterned with a subtle team logo, a heather grey waffle knit mock-neck and a leather backpack. The coolest piece might be the two-tone pop-over shirt. The Oxford's mock-neck collar and mix of materials offer a completely new take on fan gear. Even fair-weather fans (hey, no judgement) will be tempted by this sleek collab.

The collection will launch tomorrow online and at Frank + Oak's Queen West and CF Sherway Gardens outposts as well as the Real Sports Apparel shop at the Air Canada Center. The brand is set to release merch for 5 more NBA teams in 2017. Until then, go Raptors, go!

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Gigi Hadid is going on a social media cleanse

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Gigi Hadid is going on a social media cleanse

Gigi Hadid and Instagram are about to go on a break. The model recently revealed she'd be taking some time off from the social-media site after the holidays.

"I'm taking a month off, actually, during New Years. I'm not deleting my account, I'm just taking the apps off my phone," she told ELLE US of her social-media hiatus. "It's empowering, not just for people in the spotlight, for everyone. At the end of the day I'm choosing what I'm showing you. A lot of the world feels so entitled to other peoples' lives, which is so crazy. I'm going to take a break when I feel like it, and when I come back and share it with you, if you want to be supportive and still follow me, that's great. But, if you're going to be upset that I need to be human for a month, than maybe I don't want your follow anyway."

While we'll miss her killer feed – which includes her slaying the Victoria's Secret runway, arm in arm with beau Zayn Malik (see below), and #ootds in some of the coolest athleisure we've ever seen, we get it.

Gigi is not the only star to take a break from the 'gram this year. Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez also chose to detox from the app. "It has gotten to the point that people won't even say hi to me or recognize me as a human," Bieber wrote on Instagram before deleting his account, "I feel like a zoo animal, and I wanna be able to keep my sanity."

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Join us today for a holiday gift extravaganza!

The holiday gifting struggle is real. Start by taking a look at our holiday gift guide. Still aren't quite sure what to get someone? Tell us who you can't figure out a gift for (and be as specific as possible: BF of 6 months or 6 years? Sister who spends all day watching makeup tutorials? Workplace Secret Santa? etc.) using the hashtag #TellELLECanada and tagging @ELLECanada on Instagram and/or Twitter. Then, tune in to our livestream on the ELLE Canada Facebook page December 9 at 1:30pm to see what we've picked!

We will randomly select one entry to win a beauty advent calendar from The Body Shop ($99 value).

Everything you need to know about the changes to the Instagram comments section

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Everything you need to know about the changes to the Instagram comments section

We all know how fun Instagram can be. The comments section though...not so fun. The social media platform (finally!) is working to change all that. Here are the three biggest updates it's rolling out.

1) You can turn comments on and off for individual posts–even after you've posted. One of your posts not getting the love you thought it would? Shut those comments off. Change your mind a few days later? Switch them back on. A few accounts already have this feature, but soon it will be rolling out to everyone.

2) In the past, those with private accounts could only delete followers they'd already approved by blocking them. Now, you can simple remove them as a follower and no, they won't get notified that you did. Think of it as the unfriending of Insta.

3) And now for our favourite update: You can finally like other people's comments! Just tap the little heart icon to show the commenter some love. According to the blog post announcing the new features, being able to like comments "lets you show support and encourages positivity throughout the community."